It was absolutely incredible. The moment that Steven Stayner is abducted is the moment this story really begins. Theres going to be a homecoming. You would imagine sheer joy, that the entire family would be ecstatic. But one member is not so thrilled. He was cold. Hateful. A vicious, vicious killer. Buzz hes more vicious than that. We have recovered two bodies. You can never imagine something so heinous happening in and around yosemite. This is a story that decades later, theyre still talking about it. You should never let your guard down. Maybe, just maybe, well find this girl alive. He was handsome, warm, he was like a big teddy bear. He was just our friend. It was frightening to think what he was thinking the whole time. This is yosemite. These things dont happen in yosemite. Yosemite actually means the people who kill. I had the knife with me. You never expect so much terror to happen in such a beautiful place. This story starts in merced, california. Its in the middle of nowhere,
February marks 25 years since the murders of the Yosemite sightseers. Then-FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Rinek discusses how he got Cary Stayner to confess to the killings.
Years ago, when Innovation Flooring co-owner Vicky Goudreau had visions of a festival aimed at bringing a sense of pride to the Central Valley, the event seemed like a dream that required a miracle to
In 1999, four women are found dead in Yosemite National Park. Former FBI Agent Jeffrey Rinek was the lead investigator on the case and shares details from the investigation, as well as how he was able to obtain a confession from the killer himself.
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly stole the identities of convicted murderers Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner to steal more than $145,000 in fraudulent unemployment benefits.